Microsoft's Office Live Small Business closing today

Microsoft's Office Live Small Business closing todayIt seems that many customers of this cloud-hosted email and website hosting suite won't make the deadline to transition to another serviceBy Juan Carlos PerezApril 30, 2012 07:09 PM ET

IDG News Service - Microsoft is sticking to its plan to shut down its Office Live Small Business (OLSB) suite of cloud-based services on Monday, even though it seems many customers are either unaware of the deadline or are having difficulties migrating.

Many OLSB customers are still posting questions and reporting problems related to the migration in discussion forums, social media sites and blogs, as the clock ticks.

It's unclear how many OLSB customers remain oblivious to the suite's impending shutdown. OLSB is used primarily for email communications and website hosting.

Microsoft still plans to start dismantling OLSB after midnight U.S. Pacific Time on Tuesday, when it will start taking down OLSB-hosted websites, a Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed.